Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?
Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?
tvOS 27 在 WWDC 上去哪了？
Every year, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference gives us a first look at what’s coming next to the company’s many operating systems. But missing from today’s keynote, apart from a single graphic listing all current Apple OSes next to a big “27,” was any mention of tvOS. 每年，苹果全球开发者大会（WWDC）都会让我们提前一窥该公司旗下众多操作系统即将迎来的新功能。但在今天的主题演讲中，除了在一张列出所有当前苹果操作系统并标注大号“27”的图表中出现过一次外，tvOS 几乎没有任何被提及。
The whole structure of this year’s WWDC was different, with features delineating the presentation structure instead of sections for each OS update. But there were still major mentions for macOS 27, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. They’re getting Siri AI, customizable transparency options for Liquid Glass, and some new child safety features. Even visionOS was included with new Siri AI features. tvOS was conspicuously absent, including from Apple’s website. 今年 WWDC 的整体结构有所不同，演讲以功能为导向进行划分，而非按每个操作系统的更新板块来安排。尽管如此，macOS 27、iOS 27 和 iPadOS 27 依然获得了重点介绍。它们将迎来 Siri AI、Liquid Glass 的自定义透明度选项以及一些新的儿童安全功能。甚至 visionOS 也包含在内，并获得了新的 Siri AI 功能。然而，tvOS 却明显缺席，甚至在苹果官网上也未见踪影。
In a recent announcement of upcoming accessibility features, Apple mentioned larger text support is coming to tvOS, allowing those with low vision to increase onscreen text size (Amazon announced its version of this for the Fire TV Stick HD in April). But I was expecting that to be a precursor to more reveals during WWDC as opposed to an utter absence. 在最近关于即将推出的辅助功能公告中，苹果提到 tvOS 将支持更大的文本显示，允许视力不佳的用户调大屏幕文字大小（亚马逊在四月份也为 Fire TV Stick HD 推出了类似功能）。但我原本以为这只是 WWDC 上更多揭秘的前奏，而不是完全的缺席。
My hope was a more integrated Apple Home experience with the Apple TV 4K, where it could act as the hub for your entire smart home. Right now it’s possible to view camera feeds or activate different scenes that are set up, but it’s more limited than the interaction you can get on an iPad or iPhone. And it’s far behind the TV integration from Amazon Alexa or Google Home. 我曾希望 Apple TV 4K 能带来更整合的 Apple Home 体验，使其能够充当整个智能家居的中心。目前，虽然可以查看摄像头画面或激活已设置的场景，但其交互能力比 iPad 或 iPhone 更为有限，且远远落后于亚马逊 Alexa 或 Google Home 的电视集成水平。
The main limitation is the hardware. A new Apple TV has been rumored for a couple of years, since the most recent Apple TV 4K came out in 2022. And according to Mark Gurman, the new Apple TV is basically ready to go, which could be good news. To support Siri AI, or even Apple Intelligence, the Apple TV needs to be more powerful (the A15 Bionic chip in the Apple TV originally came out nearly five years ago). The effect is being felt across Apple’s lineup, with older Watches, iPads, and even some Macs being aged out. So a new device that can run the features highlighted during WWDC and bring Apple TV up to the same level as Amazon and Google is sorely needed. 主要的限制在于硬件。自 2022 年最新的 Apple TV 4K 发布以来，关于新款 Apple TV 的传闻已经持续了几年。据马克·古尔曼（Mark Gurman）称，新款 Apple TV 已基本准备就绪，这可能是一个好消息。为了支持 Siri AI 甚至 Apple Intelligence，Apple TV 需要更强大的性能（目前 Apple TV 搭载的 A15 仿生芯片最初发布于近五年前）。这种影响在苹果的产品线中随处可见，旧款手表、iPad 甚至一些 Mac 都在逐渐被淘汰。因此，我们迫切需要一款能够运行 WWDC 上强调的各项功能，并将 Apple TV 提升至与亚马逊和谷歌同等水平的新设备。
There’s a chance something interesting will show up when a tvOS 27 public beta update becomes available. As I write this, other OS 27 public betas are becoming available, including iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 (and a waitlist for Siri AI). So far, though, my Apple TV 4K’s software updates page sits dormant. And without a current Apple TV that is actually capable of running the new Siri, we’ll likely be waiting until the end of the year for anything significant to come for tvOS. 当 tvOS 27 公测版更新发布时，或许会有一些有趣的内容出现。在我撰写本文时，其他 OS 27 的公测版已经陆续推出，包括 iOS 27 和 iPadOS 27（以及 Siri AI 的候补名单）。然而到目前为止，我的 Apple TV 4K 软件更新页面依然毫无动静。如果没有一款真正能够运行新版 Siri 的现行 Apple TV，我们可能要等到今年年底，才能看到 tvOS 迎来任何实质性的更新。